
Spring, 24 April 1163 Zaenium.
The capital of Canaria, Duchy Canaria, Zamara Kingdom.
Afternoon.
At the end of the hall full of slaves was a door. Behind the door was a room that looked like a workroom. There was a middle-aged fat man sitting on a chair surrounded by three women. Near the door were two guards.
Seeing a new customer, the man surrounded by the woman stood up and walked over.
“It looks like you are a newcomer here, don't you?” ask the man to Laciel.
Everyone came out after being ruled by him. Just himself and Laciel.
“What do you want to sell?” tanyakanya.
Laciel answered not with speech, but with movement. He took out a lot of items taken from the Bandits. The metal pile of armor and weapons let out a loud sound as Laciel took them out of his inventory.
I didn't expect much because these things looked like junk. But it should still be valuable considering that armor and weapons and metals remain quite valuable, especially in a civilization like this. Thought Laciel.
“Hmm,” the man mumbled. “Then there are some that have been slightly damaged, but overall, most of them are still quite good.”
After checking and counting, the man intended to buy all those items at a subpar price, but it was quite profitable for Laciel who only took them from the Bandits.
“But, if I look more closely, this is the equipment of the Bandits, right?” the man asked by looking at Laciel.
“Well, they blocked our trip in the woods north of here. Looking at their equipment, I don't think it's wrong to sell back to compensate.” Answer Laciel.
That answer ... got him into trouble the next time.
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After Laciel left the house, a subordinate approached the fat man who was in his room. The same room as the previous place Laciel was selling bandit stuff.
“Master, ...” the newly arrived man had just wanted to report a message, but his master had already interrupted his words.
“Grid is dead, right?”
“Ba– how ... Master know?” the man was surprised.
He just wanted to tell me the information. And as a subordinate who gets the task of conveying and processing information, it means that he should be the one in charge of informing his master. If his master knew first before he told, then there was some possibility that happened.
Between him who was no longer useful to his master so that his work was taken over by others little by little, or indeed something happened. But from the current situation, it seemed like it was a second possibility. If he was already useless, he shouldn't still be here, aka he should have died and been thrown into monster food in the forest.
Actually he was still curious how his master knew about it, but he held it until his master told him or would not tell him forever. He simply stood waiting for the orders or words from his next master.
“There is someone we will get rid of. Prepare the best elite team.” Said the fat man.
“Good, Mr.”
I've had some people tail him. The rest will finish him tonight. Inner of the man.
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After leaving the house, Laciel returned to the Adventurers Union Building. Feeling himself being followed, he ordered his subordinate Wraiths to deal with everything. In just a matter of seconds, that dirty rat problem had been solved. But his actions did not solve the real problem, and only put it off.
In the inn room on the second floor of the Adventurers Union Building, Hana and Nadja had been there, ordering a room with a mattress that would fit three people to sleep. Shortly after, Laciel returned.
“Laciel, what do you think?” hana asked with red cheeks blushing shyly.
When he was there, he saw many clothes scattered on the bed. On the other hand there are Hana and Nadja with new clothes bought by them. Hana was wearing a pretty blue dress. On the abdomen was a kind of belt made of the finest leather material. The belt made her appear slim and at the same time made her fairly large chest more visible.
On the other hand, there is Nadja with a red dress mixed with black. The color seemed to make him charming even with his small body. But it also makes him seem sadistic and scary considering he is the Demon King and his race is the Dragon.
Laciel who came back after buying them battle armor looked happy with the clothes they bought, and undoed his intention to give the armor he bought for later.
While they were chatting lightly, someone knocked on their bedroom door.
Laciel did not call a servant nor ask for a service. Looking towards Hana and Nadja, the two of them shook their heads. They didn't order anything either. Feeling strange, they were prepared for everything that would happen. They were already on standby with weapons in their hands.
It was the rabbit-eared female employee who greeted them when they entered this Union.
“Sorry, but we don't order any service.” Laciel.
“Ti– no, not that. I'm here to ask you for help.” Reply the employee was nervously stared at by the three people in front of him which two of them had the title of Demon King, and were High Level Devils and Dragons.
“Then? What can we help you with?” hana asked trying to relax him.
“Please help save my tribe from Human slavery.” The answer.
“No.” Laciel said firmly. “What if I answer so.”
The atmosphere felt a little awkward. Until finally the rabbit-eared woman opened her mouth and made the atmosphere more awkward than before.
“I know two of you are Demon Lords.” He said with his little mouth.
The three people in front of him were shocked. Laciel also let out an involuntary killing aura.
“What if I kill you before you can tell others about us?”
The female employee kowtowed and said, “I have no intention of doing that. I'm just asking you to help me. Please, help my tribe. Of course, I don't intend to ask for help for free. If possible, I will pay with my body and soul.”
Seeing his earnestness, Laciel thought again.
“Come.” He said and closed the door.
Afterwards, Laciel asked him to tell her about the incident.
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It all started with the weakening of the Beastman Empire of Marhamzan.
Rather than being referred to as an Empire, the country was more suitable to be referred to as the Beastman Federation. There are more than ten Kings in the country who are representatives of several large breeds or families, such as the Lion, Tiger, and Jaguar which represent the big cat family, and the, Sharks representing a race of fish, the Orca Whale representing marine mammals, Eagles, Owls, and Bats representing a race of birds, nocturnal birds, and flying mammals, and many other races or families.
And all the kings made a council. The purpose of the council was to choose the figure of the successor Emperor who would rule the entire Beastman race. Sometimes the selection is based on physical strength. But that's a little
less efficient, considering that what was handled by the Emperor was not just warfare. Until finally most choose to conduct elections based on deliberation and consensus.
This has been commonplace from generation to generation since the Beastman race was united under one common flag. The first emperor to do this was named Marham. And his name is now enshrined as the name of the Empire. As the name implies, Marhamzan means the kingdom or territory belonging to Marham in the Zaenian language.
But everything will change. So is the harmony of the Beastman Empire that has been running for more than 1 century. The seeds of division are scattered. The bond that was originally strong, now began to crack here and there. The power of the Emperor gradually weakened with the formation of factions within the council.
And using this opportunity, the Humans, especially those in the Zamara Kingdom, and the Kavizen Theocracy who hated races other than Humans, began to enslave and erode the Empire's territory little by little. And one of the results was the enslavement of Aigis, the name of the servant woman, and her friends who lived in the outskirts of the Empire.
Hearing the whole story, the three of them fell silent. Hana and Nadja stared at Laciel. He was the leader of this group, even the King of the Demon Kingdom that had just been built. Their decision depends on their decision. Even so, they asked Laciel to agree to help.
In his mind, Laciel thought of many things.
Politics in this world is as complicated as the world in his memory. Man's greed, difference to division, and will end until the destruction of the country or even the world, and will start a new civilization. His history repeats itself, only with different people.
“After I save your friends, then, what will you do?” ask Laciel before answering. “Because I am the Demon King, what if you and your friends become residents of my Kingdom? You should have heard of the Demon Kingdom in the northern part of this Kingdom,
no?”
“Actually, we also have no place to go home. The empire was being destroyed, gnawed from the outside and inside. If you want to take us, of course we will be very happy. For the sake of replying, we will be loyal and obedient to your orders.” Answer Aigis.
“About the Demon Kingdom in the north, I've heard rumors that he said was able to defeat the combined forces of Duchy Royal Capital, Duchy Zerestia, and March Harbisium. If it's your right, then we'll feel safe being under your protection.” Further.
After thinking and pondering for quite a while, Laciel finally said, “Alright, I will help you and your friends.”
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